The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996, they were a representative team selected from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland. With the introduction of the professional Super 12 competition they moved to a model where players are contracted to the Reds through the Queensland Rugby Union rather than selected on the basis of club form.
The New South Wales Waratahs, referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the state, are represented by the Brumbies, who are based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Berrick Steven Barnes is a former Australian professional rugby union footballer. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre. He is previously played with Japanese Top League clubs Panasonic Wild Knights and the Ricoh Black Rams, as well as in the Super Rugby competition with the NSW Waratahs and Queensland Reds. He also played for the Wallabies in international matches.
Ben Mowen is an Australian former professional rugby union player. He was the captain of the Australia national team and also the ACT Brumbies team in Super Rugby. He played at blindside flanker or number-eight.
Rob Simmons is an Australian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Clermont in the Top 14 in France and represented Australia in international fixtures. His position is lock, but he can also play in the backrow.
The Australian Provincial Championship, or APC was a rugby union football competition played in Australia. It was one of several provincial competitions since the late 1960s, including the Wallaby Trophy and Ricoh National Championship, that have not continued.
Bernard Foley is an Australian rugby player of Irish descent. He plays professionally for the Australia national rugby team and the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. He can cover both fullback and fly-half as well as inside centre. Foley has earned the nickname "the iceman" after successful game winning penalty goals, 2 August 2014, 18 October 2015.
Curtis Rona is a former Australian international rugby union footballer who recently played for London Irish in the English Premiership. He now plays for Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Sagamihara Dynaboars.
Jack Debreczeni is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a fly half for the ACT Brumbies in the Super Rugby Pacific competition.
Izaia Perese is an Australian professional rugby player who plays centre and wing for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He previously played for the Super Rugby club, Waratahs and the Australia national team.
Jordan Petaia is an Australian rugby professional player currently playing for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby and for Australia in international matches. A utility back, Petaia is most often used in the centres for both club and country.
Super Rugby Women's is an annual professional women's rugby union club competition organised by Rugby Australia. It is contested by five clubs from Australia and one club from Fiji, who play a single series of round-robin matches to determine the four participants of a single-elimination tournament. The competition replaced the representative National Women's Championship with five teams owned by the Australian Super Rugby franchises, and began play in the 2018 season as an amateur league known as the Super W. The 2022 season saw the addition of a team from Fiji, and the introduction of salaries for players. The league adopted its current name in the 2024 season. Fijiana Drua are the current champions, while the New South Wales Waratahs have won the most championships (4).
Tiaan Tauakipulu is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Waratahs in Super Rugby. His playing position is prop. He was named in the Waratahs elite development squad for the Super Rugby competition in 2020. He made his debut for the Waratahs in round 1 of the Super Rugby AU competition against the Reds, coming on as a replacement.
Joshua Flook is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Super Rugby club the Queensland Reds.
Ryan Smith is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock.
The 2020 Super Rugby AU season was a professional club rugby union tournament organised by Rugby Australia. Sponsored by communications company Vodafone, the tournament replaced the Australian component of the incomplete 2020 Super Rugby season that was shut down in March of that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It featured the four teams from the 2020 Australian conference, with the addition of former Super Rugby franchise the Western Force.
The 2021 Super Rugby AU season was a professional club rugby union tournament organised by Rugby Australia. Announced on 11 November 2020, the tournament was the second season of Super Rugby AU, featuring the same 5 teams from the inaugural 2020 season, and ran from 19 February to 8 May 2021. The tournament was won by the Reds, who defeated the Brumbies 19–16 in the final at Suncorp Stadium, winning their first Super Rugby AU title, and first Super Rugby competition since 2011.
Super Rugby Trans-Tasman was a professional men's rugby union club competition in Australia and New Zealand. It featured the five Super Rugby AU teams playing the five Super Rugby Aotearoa teams, followed by a final, and ran from 14 May to 19 June 2021.
Ilaisa Droasese is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for the Fijian Drua, having previously played for Reds in Super Rugby. His playing position is centre or wing. He was named in the Reds squad for the 2021 Super Rugby AU season. He previously represented the Brisbane City in the 2019 National Rugby Championship. He made his Super Rugby debut in Round 1 of 2021 Super Rugby AU against the Waratahs, scoring a try off the bench. He also plays for Wests in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition.
Kalani Thomas is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays for the Reds in Super Rugby and for Auckland in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition. His playing position is scrum-half. He was named in the Reds squad for the 2021 Super Rugby AU season. He made his debut for the Reds in Round 6 of the 2021 Super Rugby AU season against the Waratahs, coming on as a replacement.
